Poll: Most unaffected by Obamacare

More Americans believe the Affordable Care Act has hurt their families’ situations than helped, but a vast majority say they have been unaffected by the law, according to a new poll released Tuesday.

The Gallup survey says that 19 percent of Americans say they have been hurt by the ACA, while 9 percent believe their families have benefited from the law. Sixty-nine percent, however, say “Obamacare” has not affected their situation at all.

The uninsured population appears to remain ambivalent toward the president’s signature health care law, with 70 percent of those without health insurance responding that the law has not helped or hurt them.

The poll also reveals that Americans are pessimistic about the law’s long-term benefits, with 41 percent of those polled saying they believe the law will worsen their family’s situation in the future. Only half, 20 percent, say the law will benefit them in the long run.

The survey of 1,034 adults was conducted Nov. 23 to Nov. 24 and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4 percentage points.